Counties in Florida by average weekly wage (QCEW)

Miami-Dade County had the highest average weekly wage (QCEW) of 67 counties in 2019, at $1,089. Holmes County had the lowest, at $630. The median was $776 and the figure for Florida was $995. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Highest1,089Miami-Dade County
Lowest630Holmes County
Median77667 counties
Florida995History

Map of counties, 2019

Alachua County: 945 USDBaker County: 651 USDBay County: 839 USDBradford County: 724 USDBrevard County: 995 USDBroward County: 1,051 USDCalhoun County: 645 USDCharlotte County: 776 USDCitrus County: 733 USDClay County: 778 USDCollier County: 963 USDColumbia County: 753 USDDeSoto County: 729 USDDixie County: 665 USDDuval County: 1,056 USDEscambia County: 880 USDFlagler County: 694 USDFranklin County: 637 USDGadsden County: 707 USDGilchrist County: 669 USDGlades County: 844 USDGulf County: 754 USDHamilton County: 858 USDHardee County: 691 USDHendry County: 768 USDHernando County: 733 USDHighlands County: 686 USDHillsborough County: 1,085 USDHolmes County: 630 USDIndian River County: 844 USDJackson County: 705 USDJefferson County: 673 USDLafayette County: 641 USDLake County: 751 USDLee County: 888 USDLeon County: 895 USDLevy County: 647 USDLiberty County: 745 USDMadison County: 640 USDManatee County: 852 USDMarion County: 760 USDMartin County: 839 USDMiami-Dade County: 1,089 USDMonroe County: 843 USDNassau County: 815 USDOkaloosa County: 918 USDOkeechobee County: 716 USDOrange County: 990 USDOsceola County: 746 USDPalm Beach County: 1,085 USDPasco County: 788 USDPinellas County: 977 USDPolk County: 842 USDPutnam County: 757 USDSt. Johns County: 878 USDSt. Lucie County: 815 USDSanta Rosa County: 756 USDSarasota County: 918 USDSeminole County: 964 USDSumter County: 823 USDSuwannee County: 689 USDTaylor County: 784 USDUnion County: 744 USDVolusia County: 793 USDWakulla County: 726 USDWalton County: 785 USDWashington County: 692 USD
  • Under 690
  • 690 to 730
  • 730 to 780
  • 780 to 840
  • 840 to 920
  • 920 and over
USD, 2019. Source: BLS, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average weekly wage, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2019

Miami-Dade County: 1,089 USDMiami-Dade County1,089Hillsborough County: 1,085 USDHillsborough County1,085Palm Beach County: 1,085 USDPalm Beach County1,085Duval County: 1,056 USDDuval County1,056Broward County: 1,051 USDBroward County1,051Brevard County: 995 USDBrevard County995Orange County: 990 USDOrange County990Pinellas County: 977 USDPinellas County977Seminole County: 964 USDSeminole County964Collier County: 963 USDCollier County963Alachua County: 945 USDAlachua County945Okaloosa County: 918 USDOkaloosa County918Sarasota County: 918 USDSarasota County918Leon County: 895 USDLeon County895Lee County: 888 USDLee County888Escambia County: 880 USDEscambia County880St. Johns County: 878 USDSt. Johns County878Hamilton County: 858 USDHamilton County858Manatee County: 852 USDManatee County852Glades County: 844 USDGlades County844Indian River County: 844 USDIndian River County844Monroe County: 843 USDMonroe County843Polk County: 842 USDPolk County842Bay County: 839 USDBay County839Martin County: 839 USDMartin County839Sumter County: 823 USDSumter County823Nassau County: 815 USDNassau County815St. Lucie County: 815 USDSt. Lucie County815Volusia County: 793 USDVolusia County793Pasco County: 788 USDPasco County788Walton County: 785 USDWalton County785Taylor County: 784 USDTaylor County784Clay County: 778 USDClay County778Charlotte County: 776 USDCharlotte County776Hendry County: 768 USDHendry County768Marion County: 760 USDMarion County760Putnam County: 757 USDPutnam County757Santa Rosa County: 756 USDSanta Rosa County756Gulf County: 754 USDGulf County754Columbia County: 753 USDColumbia County753Miami-Dade County: 1,089 USDMiami-Dade County1,089Hillsborough County: 1,085 USDHillsborough County1,085Palm Beach County: 1,085 USDPalm Beach County1,085Duval County: 1,056 USDDuval County1,056Broward County: 1,051 USDBroward County1,051Brevard County: 995 USDBrevard County995Orange County: 990 USDOrange County990Pinellas County: 977 USDPinellas County977Seminole County: 964 USDSeminole County964Collier County: 963 USDCollier County963Alachua County: 945 USDAlachua County945Okaloosa County: 918 USDOkaloosa County918Sarasota County: 918 USDSarasota County918Leon County: 895 USDLeon County895Lee County: 888 USDLee County888Escambia County: 880 USDEscambia County880St. Johns County: 878 USDSt. Johns County878Hamilton County: 858 USDHamilton County858Manatee County: 852 USDManatee County852Glades County: 844 USDGlades County844Indian River County: 844 USDIndian River County844Monroe County: 843 USDMonroe County843Polk County: 842 USDPolk County842Bay County: 839 USDBay County839Martin County: 839 USDMartin County839Sumter County: 823 USDSumter County823Nassau County: 815 USDNassau County815St. Lucie County: 815 USDSt. Lucie County815Volusia County: 793 USDVolusia County793Pasco County: 788 USDPasco County788Walton County: 785 USDWalton County785Taylor County: 784 USDTaylor County784Clay County: 778 USDClay County778Charlotte County: 776 USDCharlotte County776Hendry County: 768 USDHendry County768Marion County: 760 USDMarion County760Putnam County: 757 USDPutnam County757Santa Rosa County: 756 USDSanta Rosa County756Gulf County: 754 USDGulf County754Columbia County: 753 USDColumbia County753
USD. Source: BLS, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average weekly wage, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2019
USD
Change on 2018
1Miami-Dade County1,089+3.3%
2Hillsborough County1,085+3.4%
2Palm Beach County1,085+2.9%
4Duval County1,056+2.5%
5Broward County1,051+3.1%
6Brevard County995+4.2%
7Orange County990+3%
8Pinellas County977+3.1%
9Seminole County964+2.9%
10Collier County963+2.9%
11Alachua County945+2.7%
12Okaloosa County918+4.6%
12Sarasota County918+0.8%
14Leon County895+2.8%
15Lee County888+3%
16Escambia County880+3.4%
17St. Johns County878+0.3%
18Hamilton County858-1.7%
19Manatee County852+2.9%
20Glades County844+4.5%
20Indian River County844+2.3%
22Monroe County843+2.4%
23Polk County842+2.8%
24Bay County839+7.3%
24Martin County839+3.1%
26Sumter County823+4.3%
27Nassau County815+2.5%
27St. Lucie County815+3%
29Volusia County793+2.9%
30Pasco County788+4.5%
31Walton County785+5.9%
32Taylor County784+1.7%
33Clay County778+2.5%
34Charlotte County776+3.7%
35Hendry County768-2.2%
36Marion County760+3.3%
37Putnam County757+3.3%
38Santa Rosa County756+3.6%
39Gulf County754+6.2%
40Columbia County753+2.4%
41Lake County751+2.2%
42Osceola County746+2.9%
43Liberty County745-1.2%
44Union County744+1.4%
45Citrus County733+2.2%
45Hernando County733+1.9%
47DeSoto County729+3.8%
48Wakulla County726+5.2%
49Bradford County724+0.4%
50Okeechobee County716+0.4%
51Gadsden County707+0.6%
52Jackson County705+2.9%
53Flagler County694+1.6%
54Washington County692+1.5%
55Hardee County691+2.8%
56Suwannee County689+2.7%
57Highlands County686+3.3%
58Jefferson County673+3.2%
59Gilchrist County669+4.9%
60Dixie County665-1.8%
61Baker County6510%
62Levy County647+3%
63Calhoun County645+2.4%
64Lafayette County641-0.2%
65Madison County640+0.9%
66Franklin County637+4.8%
67Holmes County630+3.8%

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About this ranking

Total wages paid during the year divided by the average number of covered jobs and by 52, in US dollars, all industries, private and government, from the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Counted where the job is located, from the reports employers file each quarter; monthly employment counts the jobs in the pay period that includes the 12th.

In current dollars, not adjusted for inflation. An average per job, so part-time jobs pull it down and high earners pull it up; for the typical job use median_annual_wage. Wages include bonuses, stock options exercised, severance pay and tips, which makes counties with corporate headquarters stand out. Covers about 95 percent of US wage and salary jobs. Excludes the self-employed, most agricultural workers on small farms, the armed forces, elected officials in most states, most railroad employees, some domestic workers and most student workers at schools.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average weekly wage, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2019/a/industry/10.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average weekly wage, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties, Counties in Florida by average weekly wage (QCEW), 2019. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 21 Aug. 2026, https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2019/a/industry/10.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/average-weekly-wage/florida-counties?period=2019. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average weekly wage, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties, Counties in Florida by average weekly wage (QCEW), 2019 [Dataset]. Available at: https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2019/a/industry/10.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/average-weekly-wage/florida-counties?period=2019 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest average weekly wage (QCEW)?

Miami-Dade County, with $1,089 in 2019, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which county has the lowest average weekly wage (QCEW)?

Holmes County, with $630 in 2019.

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